STORY: Egypt, Eritrea reaffirm support for Somalia's sovereignty
SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 11, 2025
DATELINE: Jan. 12, 2025
LENGTH: 00:01:53
LOCATION: Cairo
CATEGORY: POLITICS

SHOTLIST:
1. various of the press conference
2. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): BADR ABDELATTY, Egyptian Foreign Minister
3. various of the press conference

STORYLINE:

Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty and his visiting Eritrean counterpart, Osman Saleh Mohammed, reaffirmed their opposition on Saturday to any unilateral interference in Somalia's domestic affairs.

Speaking at a televised joint press conference alongside Mohammed and Somalian Foreign Minister Ahmed Moalim Fiqi, Abdelatty declared that "Egypt and Eritrea will provide all possible support for Somalia to regain control of its entire territory."

SOUNDBITE (Arabic): BADR ABDELATTY, Egyptian Foreign Minister
"The three ministers agreed to work together to support the unity and territorial integrity of Somalia and to provide all possible support from Eritrea and Egypt to support the Somali government in extending its control and influence over the entire Somali national territory. We also addressed the issue of Red Sea security, and this is a very important issue because the Red Sea and its security depend only on the will of the countries bordering the Red Sea. And we absolutely cannot accept any presence of any country other than those littoral of the Red Sea, whether military, naval, or otherwise."

The ministers outlined plans to cooperate in strengthening Somalia's military capabilities, particularly for combating terrorism and maintaining national unity.

The trilateral talks also covered efforts to preserve Sudan's unity and to intensify initiatives aimed at boosting security and stability across the Horn of Africa.

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Cairo.
(XHTV)